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Just Salad launches meal kits with zero-plastic packaging
February 9, 2021
Just Salad has launched Housemade, a meal kit and grocery service available within delivery range of locations in New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Chicago…
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Clean Juice launches subscription cleansing service
February 9, 2021
Clean Juice, a USDA-certified organic juice bar franchise with more than 100 stores, has created a subscription-based Cleanse Club in partnership with…
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Girl Scouts partner with GrubHub to deliver contact-free cookies
February 9, 2021
It's Girl Scout cookie time again but like many events that have been changed by the coronavirus restrictions, there won't be any scouts selling door-to-door…
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Luckin Coffee files for bankruptcy protection
February 8, 2021
Luckin Coffee Inc., a pioneer in coffee vending and a competitor to Starbucks in China, has filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy protection in New York, less than a…
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RESTAURANTS Act back on the table
February 5, 2021
A $120 billion revitalization fund, known as the RESTAURANTS Act of 2021, to help independent restaurants and small franchisees facing COVID-19 challenges is…
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Q2 sales drop at Pie Five, Pizza Inn
February 5, 2021
Pizza Inn and Pie Five parent company, Rave Restaurant Group Inc., reported Friday that the pandemic severely hurt the brands' Q2 sales, which ended Dec. 27.
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Blaze names CTO
February 5, 2021
Blaze Pizza has hired Chris Demery, former P.F. Chang's senior vice president, as its chief technology officer. Demery, who brings 20 years of industry…
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Le Madeleine debuting drive-thru prototype
February 5, 2021
La Madeleine French Bakery & Cafe is debuting a drive-thru prototype when it opens Monday in Addison, Texas.
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Revel teams with Delphi Display Systems on restaurant drive-thru
February 4, 2021
Revel Systems, a cloud-based point-of-sale and business management platform, is teaming up with Delphi Display Systems, a provider of consumer engagement and…
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Consolidated Concepts debuts 3 virtual brands
February 3, 2021
Dallas-based Consolidated Restaurant Operations, which owns 63 restaurants in the United States and United Arab Emirates, has opened three virtual kitchens…
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COVID-19 hammers Sysco’s 2021 Q2 sales and earnings
February 2, 2021
Sysco Corp.'s sales fell 23.1% from $23.3 billion in last year's second quarter to $11.6 billion for the 2021 second quarter ending Dec. 26, 2020, according to…
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GoTab redesigns online menu, updates referral program
February 1, 2021
Restaurant commerce platform GoTab has unveiled enhanced contactless online menu features and special offers to help operators update and display menus for…
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Deadline extended for FastCasual Top 100 nominations
February 1, 2021
Fast Casual brands hoping to be considered for the 2021 Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers have a few more days to nominate themselves. Nominations are…
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Capriotti’s, REEF's partner on Baltimore’s first ghost kitchen
January 28, 2021
Sandwich chain Capriotti's Sandwich Shop is partnering with REEF's Neighborhood Kitchens, known for transforming underutilized urban spaces into neighborhood…
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Digital ordering, drive-thru and carry-out help drive growth for restaurant industry
January 27, 2021
Throughout 2020, U.S. restaurants demonstrated resiliency against a variety of issues and rose from a 35% traffic decline in April to a 11% visit decrease in…
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DoorDash restaurant grant program open to applicants
January 27, 2021
Restaurants in select U.S. states and Canada provinces, seeking relief due to the devastating business impact of COVID-19, can now apply to DoorDash's…
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Surge in delivery orders leads to increased revenues at BurgerFi
January 27, 2021
Despite operating during a pandemic, BurgerFi International Inc., which went public last month, reported that Q4 total revenue was slightly higher than the…
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Israeli startup introduces self-serve kiosk with facial recognition for restaurants
January 26, 2021
Preciate, an Israeli startup, has introduced self-serve kiosks with facial recognition for restaurants, according to an israel21.org report.
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Restaurant industry down 2.5 M jobs, what's next?
January 26, 2021
The restaurant industry is still limping along, according to the National Restaurant Association, which Tuesday released its annual State of the Restaurant…
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Wow Bao rolling toward 1000 partner kitchens
January 26, 2021
Chicago-based Wow Bao's partner kitchen program launched last year is on track to have 1,000 locations by the end of 2021, according to CEO Geoff Alexander…
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